Rolling mill polisher



April 10, 1934. R H, STOUGHTQN 1,954,716

ROLLING MILL POLISHER Filed May '6, 19:52 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Mair- 113 April 10, 1934. R. H. STOUGHTON ROLLING MILL POLISHER Filed May 6, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet Patented Apr. 10, 1934 I UNITE sra'rss ATENT orrics ROLLING lJHLL POLISHER Ralph n. Stcughton, Steubenville, Ohio Application May 6, 1932, Serial No. 609,733

2 Claims. (Cl. 51-253) This invention relates to a rolling mill polisher polishing units 16 being provided for the upper and has for an object to provide an oscillating roll 13 and polishing unit 1'7 being provided for roll polisher for use on rolling mills. As is well the lower roll 14. The polishers 16 and 17 are known, rolling mills are used for rolling hot substantially identical in construction, and are steel, and this process causes scale and foreign each mounted by means of the slots 18 for oscil- 60 matter upon the surface of the rolls'causing unlation back and forth on extensions 19 and 20 even and rough surfaces on the rolls. of brackets 21 and 22. Each bracket 21 is piv- It is a further object of this invention to prootally supported to the housing 11 or 12 by means vide a roll polisher which will oscillate back of a stud bolt 23 passing through a slot 24 and forth across the surface of the rolling mill in the arm 25 of the bracket 21. Another arm 26 65 1 roll, smoothing the same, eliminating the rough of the bracket 21, which arm it will be noted is at surfaces and the scale and foreign matter deright angles to the arm 25, has a weight 2'7 deposited thereon. pending therefrom as by means of cables 28. The

Yet a further object of this invention is to proweight 27 pulling down on the arm 26 tends to vide a roll polisher which will bear harder on force the polisher 16 against the surface of the 70;

the raised or hard streaks and less upon the soft roll 13, as will be apparent in Figure 5. or shallow spots, keeping the roll contour even In a similar way, the bracket 22 has an arm 29 and preventing the roll from getting out of round seated on the stud bolt 30 of the housing 11 or 12, or indented with cut out streaks. while an arm 31 at right angles to the arm 29,

1 With the foregoing and other objects in view, has a weight 32 secured thereto by the cables 33 75 3 as will hereinafter become apparent, this invenpassing over a pulley 34, the weight 32 thus tendtion comprises the constructions, combinations, ing to force the polisher 17 against the surface of and arrangements of parts, hereinafter set forth roll 14. Each polisher 16 or 1'7 consists of a and disclosed, and shown on the accompanying plurality of abrasive blocks 35 mounted in indidrawings. In the drawings, vidual holders 36 and secured thereto by means Figure 1 is a side elevation of a rolling mill of stud screws 37 pressing against the bottom of equipped with the polisher, the abrasive blocks 35. The holders 36 are each Figure 2 is an end view of same showing means mounted in boxes 38, telescopic springs 39 being for oscillating the polisher, provided beneath each holder 36 and holding the 30 Figure 3 is a side elevation of one of the polholders against securing strips 39 which are q ishers, secured to the box 38 by screws 40. Projecting Figure 4 is an end view of same, lugs 41 on holders 36 travel in groove 42 in the Fi ur 5 i a d r m i vi w h win arbox 38, permitting the blocks 35 to depress against y the position of the polishers 0n t T0 telescopic spring 39. Thus, when the polishers 35 Figure 618 a P View Of the Oscillating Sc w, strike the raised portion on the surface of the Fi u I is a p p v v w of on f th roll, the individual block 35 may be depressed abrasives, into bracket box 38 against the spring 39, thus Figure 3 is a s t n View a e 011 line yielding for the particular high spots, thus at of Figure 3, and the same time, causing additional pressure to 40 Figure 9 is a Sectional View taken 011 line be exerted against the particular high spots and of Figure 8. reducing the same. The slots 18 in the polishers There is shown at 10 the rolling mill to which 16 and 17 are provided by projecting flanges 43 this invention h s b pp The rolling at each end of the bracket box 38. The bracket mill 10 consists o a hellsing 11 d 12 having box 38 of each polisher 16 and 1'7 is provided 45 th rolls 13 and 14 twe n whi h h t st el is with a socket 44 to receive the ball ends 45 of rolled in the usual manner. As the hot steel is connecting rod 46. The ball ends 47 formed on rolled between the rolls 13 and 14, scale and forthe other end of the connecting rod 46 are reei n m r is deposited on the surfaces of h ceived in sockets formed in extensions 48 on the T0 8 13 and Causing them 0 e e U eve nut 49, the nut 49 being a reversible nut and 50 and making them unsuitable for further use. traveling along the reversibly threaded screw 50 This invention provides means for restoring a between the screw bearings 51 and 52. The bearsmooth and even contour of the rolls 13 and 14, ings 51 and 52 are secured to the housing 11 by placing them in condition for continued use. means of bolts 53, the bolts 53 also acting as The polisher 15 constituting this invention conguides for the nut 49 through the intermediary of 55 sists of a pair of polishing units 16 and 17, the the extension 48.

The screw 50 has secured thereto a bevelled gear 54 connecting with another bevelled gear 55 mounted on a shaft 56. The shaft 56 is supported in a bearing 57 on a bracket 58 secured by stud bolt 59 to the housing 11. Mounted on the shaft 56 is a worm wheel 60 cooperating with the worm gear on the shaft 61 of the wheel 62. A belt 63 supplies power to the Wheel 62 from any suitable source, such as the power wheel 64.

In operation, the power from the wheel 64 through the train of gears just described, rotates the screw 50 causing the nut 49 to travel back and forth thereon between the bearings 51 and 52. The connecting rods 46 causes the polishers 16 and 17 to travel back and forth on the extensions 19 and 20 of the brackets 21 and 22, the ball and socket joint at each end of the connecting rods 46 allowing the polishers 16 and 17 to be rotated against the rolls 13 and 14 by means of the weights 27 and 28. Thus the polishers l6 and 17 as a whole oscillate back and forth across the surface of the rolls 13 and 14 as the same are rotated. Should a raised or hard spot on one of the rolls come into contact with one of the individual abrasive blocks 35, that particular block 35 will be forced back into the bracket box 38 against the telescopic spring 39, thus causing extra pressure on the raised spots and reducing the raised spots to the level or contour of the roll.

The novel features and the operation of this device will be apparent from the foregoing description. While the device has been shown and the structure described in detail, it is obvious that this is not to be considered limited to the exact form disclosed, and that changes may be made therein within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of this invention, what is claimed is:

1. A roll polisher comprising an abrasive means, pivotal means for mounting said abrasive means on a rolling mill housing tending to force said abrasive means against the rolling mill rolls, an extension means on said mounting means, means for causing said abrasive means to oscillate across the roll surface, said oscillating means comprising an abrasive holding bracket slidable on said extension means, and means for sliding said bracket on said extension means, said latter means comprising a rotatable reversibly threaded screw, a reversible nut mounted on said screw, and connecting rod means, said connecting rod means having ball and socket connections to said nut and to said bracket.

2. In an oscillating rolling mill polisher, a bracket, a plurality of abrasive block holders mounted in said bracket, an individual abrasive block in each holder, lug means on each holder, groove means in said bracket providing paths for said lug means permitting said holder to be de pressed into. said bracket, and telescopic spring means in said bracket beneath each individual holder yielding to permit said holder to enter said bracket and tending to force said holder outwardly of said bracket.

RALPH H. STOUGHTON. 

